Did You Know You Can Use Your Sprayer To Detail Your Car?

Many people buy a backpack agricultural sprayers product with the intention of getting into their gardening in a big way. If this hobby is short lived however, then you can be left with a piece of equipment that just sits in the shed collecting dust and taking up space. So why not find out more about the other uses of your portable sprayer?

A backpack sprayer can be used in a number of ways to detail and touch up your vehicle. This is something that we all need every now and then, and it is often a costly procedure if done professionally. Your agricultural sprayer can be filled with anything you like, not just pesticide, herbicides and fertilisers. You can fill it with a soapy detergent solution and spray the outside of your vehicle with it. Work in this solution with a microfiber cloth so as not to scratch the paintwork. Once you are done, rinse out the tank of all bubbles and fill it with warm water, and give the car a good rinse. A sprayer with an extension wand could be particularly helpful here in getting all of the suds and dirt out from the wheels and the grill. If you are going to do this DIY car wash, try to find a detergent that is eco-friendly so as not to harm the environment with your run off. There are plenty of DIY products you can try using a combination of household ingredients. Clean the car in this fashion on an overcast, dry day. If it is too warm or too sunny, the moisture can evaporate too quickly leaving water marks on the surface.

Next, it is time to turn your attention to the car’s interior. The back seat of the car seems to be a place where rubbish and debris just seems to accumulate with no one remembering how it got there. First, take out all of the large pieces of rubbish such as wrappers and papers out and place them in the bin. Remove the floor mats and shake them out well. If your car was really filthy, you will probably note that there is still a large amount of dirt and hair on the floor. This is where your sprayer comes in handy. Use it empty and blow much of the debris out of the car, or into a pile where it is then easier to remove. Once you have blown much of it outside, then you can use a vacuum cleaner with an upholstery attachment to suck the remaining dirt from the carpet. 

Next, you will want to shampoo and condition your upholstery and maybe even the carpet. This can be done using a very low pressure setting on your agricultural sprayer. If you are having difficulty finding an appropriate setting then you may need a different nozzle. If you are putting product into the actual sprayer it needs to not be so thick as to clog the fine nozzle. Be careful with how much water you apply here, as you do not want it to cause the seats to mould.

You might also like to disinfect some surfaces of the car, particularly the steering wheel and dashboard which come into contact with all sorts of germs. If you’re feeling very crafty and are confident that you have the right paint, you could even touch up any paint imperfections such as scratches or scuffs using the even application of the pressure sprayer. Learn more about how you can use your Old Agricultural Sprayers tank from the experts at Green Gorilla. 

Spot Spraying Large And Small Areas

Spraying is an important part of growing at any level, from gardening enthusiast to agricultural farmer. The scale of the area in question will determine whether an agile backpack sprayer or industrial sensor sprayer is required.

Large areas are best attacked with weed sensing machinery that allows a thorough elimination of weeds without wasting product or putting crops in danger. This highly advanced technology only sprays chemical when the nozzle senses that it is about to travel over the top of a weed. Depending on the weed density, you may be able to cover a huge area without using much product at all, and ensuring your crops are safe. The costs involved are proportionate to the area and weed density, which makes a lot of sense for a farmer. This low wastage means that more expense can be spared on investing in the best quality chemical and novel spraying mixtures.

Particularly important is this method for tackling weeds that have developed a resistance to traditional weed killers. These resilient specimens can pose a serious threat to farmers, as they often go under the radar, and the damage is not known until it is too late. For example, Western Australia is currently experiencing difficulty with Wild Radish and Annual Ryegrass exhibiting frustrating resistance to a range of classes of chemicals. Walking around and manually spraying these plants, depending again on the density, could be painstaking.

The ease and low-waste nature of this weed sensing machinery allows for cost effective and efficient experimentation with a wider range of chemical alternatives. Better yet, the weed sensor technology eliminates the risk of resistance developing in the first place. Plants only become resistant once they have been exposed to some of the chemical, though not enough to kill them. This comes from inefficient large scale spraying.

This technology is invaluable for the modern farmer, with some estimates predicting that this could cut herbicide costs by up to 75%. With popular herbicides costing around $20 per hectare, this proportionate model uses only what is needed and offers a dramatic saving. While this large machinery is needed for professional farmers, it is hardly fathomable for hobby farmers and gardeners to justify such an investment. Smaller areas are still best serviced manually, however even manual spraying techniques have developed significantly over the years.

Several years ago, hand held sprayers were so bulky and heavy that they needed to be awkwardly dragged around as the user walked between crops or around the garden. These days, the design has been well refined. They are lightweight and shaped so that they can rest on your back without discomfort. Pumping is a simply lever at the waist, and so there is no need for constant bending over and pumping when the tank is on the ground. The tank is auto pressurised, meaning that you will have the perfect stream so long as the tank is properly calibrated first. The range of attachments is far bigger now, so that it is simpler to get the best droplet size for your intended use. This eliminates pollution of chemicals and better targets your weeds or crops.

Just because you are not a professional or large scale farmer does not mean that you should have access to less sophisticated equipment. Anything from thick, dense weed spread to a very sparse population can be actively and effectively targeted by both of these techniques in their relative context. Talk to your supplier about correct calibration, nozzle fittings and walking pace for your particular project. Please do not hesitate to visit Green Gorilla at Latest Backpack Sprayer Equipment.